Japanese pipistrelle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Japanese pipistrelle lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pipistrellus abramus
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the Japanese pipistrelle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Japanese pipistrelle in 4 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Japanese pipistrelle endangered?

The Japanese pipistrelle’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Japanese pipistrelle?

The Japanese pipistrelle (Pipistrellus abramus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Pipistrellus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Japanese pipistrelle

The Japanese pipistrelle (Alionoctula abramus), also known as Japanese house bat, is a species of vesper bat. An adult has a body length of 3.6–4.8 cm (1.4–1.9 in), a tail of 2.9–4.0 cm (1.1–1.6 in), and a wing length of 3.2–3.6 cm (1.3–1.4 in). It prefers to roost under the ceiling or inside the roof of old buildings. It is found across East Asia, from China and Taiwan into the Ussuri region, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Japanese pipistrelle (revision 1368801099), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1831672 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).